The Noonuccal Tribe Or Kath Walker - 1393 Words

Oodgeroo of the Noonuccal tribe or Kath Walker was a revolutionary Australian poet, who was also a teacher, artist, advocate and spokeswomen for Indigenous peoples. Oodgeroo represented the quintessentially Australian value of egalitarianism. Themes of hope and optimism are portrayed in Oodgeroo’s poem â€Å"All one Race† (APPENDIX A). â€Å"All One Race† (APPENDIX A) is a poem comprised of colloquial language and various poetic devices. Oodgeroo created her poem by using rhythm of the iambic pentameter, and rhyming couplets in order to create a poem with an effective message. Additionally, the use of rhythm and rhyme within her poem â€Å"All One Race† (APPENDIX A), is resonant of a ‘singsong’, characterised by the mechanical regularity of rhythm and†¦show more content†¦At the conclusion of her poem Oodgeroo says, â€Å"I’m international, never mind place; I’m for humanity, all one race† (APPENDIX A). This statement shows Oodgeroo’s unique personality and promoted her as an authentic voice for the people of Australia. This resonates with me as a pre-service, regardless of any circumstances students and teachers alike have a right to inclusive educational experiences. Many would concur that Oodgeroo Noonuccal s voice awakened us to profoundly-situated issues that are prominent within contemporary Australia, and such issue are profoundly evident within the clas sroom environment. In contemporary society, the focus of Inclusive Education has morphed into a notion that encompasses not only the inclusion of students with special needs, but also students from diverse cultural, socio-economic and familial backgrounds (OCAD, 2016). Despite the wide-spread acceptance of inclusive practices in education, there is minimal accessible information about the effectiveness of the inclusive practices used in Australia. However, there is one piece of literature, entitled Inclusive education in Australia: rhetoric, reality and the road ahead, which was written by Joanna Anderson and Christopher Boyle in 2015. This particular article by Anderson and Boyle (2015) seeks to provide an all-encompassing assessment of Australia’s